1
as in kills
to deprive of life
millions have been slain worldwide by this dreadful disease
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2
as in assassinates
to put to death deliberately
vowed to slay without mercy whoever was responsible for murdering his family
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Recent Examples of slays
That means, the two are booked and busy serving gothic style slays all day — with one exception.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Michelle Lee, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slays
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Gay attraction, for David (and this, too, echoes across Baldwin’s work), can only ever be masc4masc; effeminacy always kills desire.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The assault keeps him out of the combine and more or less kills his momentum.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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In those situations, the team typically takes the potentially explosive item to a remote area and destroys it, just to be safe, Putthoff said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Terrifying beasts, murders most foul, posh French zombies and a sequel to one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The show is not just the story of the fallout after 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) murders his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday).—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
15 Aug. 2025
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If Solana performs well and BREA executes as planned, the upside could be significant given the current discount.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The United States 3rd Marine Division executes a notional fire mission with the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during a training exercise at Camp Hansen on Japan's Okinawa Island on July 28, 2025.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Slays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slays. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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